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Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

Director·b. 1960·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

6 horror credits

George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film/television director, actor, and writer. His notable credits are as director/writer of and lead actor in the This Is Spinal Tap-like rap satire Fear of a Black Hat, as writer of the second installment to House Party, and as director of the horror anthology Tales from the Hood. He also directed the 1997 film, Sprung. He was also a director for Chappelle's Show and a correspondent on TV Nation. He also directed and starred in a U Can't Touch This parody titled Yes We Can, which focuses on Barack Obama. Cundieff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Christina and John A. Cundieff, both of whom appeared in Tales from the Hood. He is married to Trina Davis Cundieff with whom he has two children. Cundieff is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. He also portrayed a fraternity brother (of the fictitious Gamma Phi Gamma) in Spike Lee's School Daze in which actual members of Alpha Phi Alpha were featured. Cundieff is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

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Director4 films

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

Director

2020
American Nightmares

American Nightmares

Director

2018
Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

Director

2018
Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

Director

1995 3.8

Writer4 films

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

Writer

2020
American Nightmares

American Nightmares

Writer

2018
Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

Screenplay

2018
Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

Writer

1995 3.8

Producer3 films

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

Producer

2020
American Nightmares

American Nightmares

Producer

2018
Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

Producer

2018

Actor5 films

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

Self

2025
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Self

2019 3.0
American Nightmares

American Nightmares

Black Lawman

2018
Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

Press Conference Reporter

2018
Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

1995 3.8